Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with tan slacks. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Oren enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Jet (50 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Amber (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears long strands of opal and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Chassath hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1100 pp. Fire opal (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: 4'0" and muscular, this northern man typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has styled her scarlet crest well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears skinny pants and wears a tan and green robe with the hood down. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She struck the Junk Dealer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand her business

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1200 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His crest is blue and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). White opal (500 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is typically in his Bowyer uniform. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bowyer. He struck the Bowyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a mercenary again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.